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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

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MARCH NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

BEAUMONT / PORT ARTHUR

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 70 51 60 85/2017 38/1962 27/1968 70/2023 0.11 1.40/1990* 6 2
CT STARTS 0617 CST    SUNRISE 0641 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1840 CST
 2 70 51 61 88/1905 45/1980 25/1980 71/2023 0.11 3.69/1934 6 2
CT STARTS 0616 CST    SUNRISE 0640 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1840 CST
 3 71 51 61 89/1905 44/1943 20/1922 70/1932 0.12 1.20/1986 6 2
CT STARTS 0615 CST    SUNRISE 0639 CST    SUNSET 1817 CST    CT ENDS 1841 CST
 4 71 51 61 86/1905 37/2014 23/2002 68/1976 0.11 1.60/1903 6 2
CT STARTS 0614 CST    SUNRISE 0638 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 5 71 51 61 84/1910 37/1989 24/1989 68/1945* 0.10 1.61/2011 6 2
CT STARTS 0613 CST    SUNRISE 0637 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 6 71 52 61 84/2023* 44/1989 23/1989 69/1945 0.11 2.39/1933 6 2
CT STARTS 0612 CST    SUNRISE 0636 CST    SUNSET 1819 CST    CT ENDS 1843 CST
 7 71 52 62 86/1916 46/1947 28/1989 67/2023* 0.12 2.75/1998 5 2
CT STARTS 0611 CST    SUNRISE 0635 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 8 72 52 62 86/2023* 44/1920 29/1989 70/2012 0.11 1.19/2001 5 2
CT STARTS 0610 CST    SUNRISE 0633 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 9 72 52 62 85/2023 43/1932 28/1996 68/2019* 0.11 2.69/2016 5 2
CT STARTS 0608 CST    SUNRISE 0632 CST    SUNSET 1821 CST    CT ENDS 1845 CST
 10 72 52 62 86/1918 42/1932 30/1932 70/2019 0.11 2.90/1926 5 2
CT STARTS 0607 CST    SUNRISE 0631 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1845 CST
 11 72 53 62 85/1906* 40/1932 29/1948 70/2006 0.11 0.77/2000 5 2
CT STARTS 0606 CST    SUNRISE 0630 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1846 CST
 12 72 53 63 88/2023 44/1932 28/1948 71/2006 0.10 1.52/1909 4 2
CT STARTS 0605 CST    SUNRISE 0629 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 13 73 53 63 86/2025 48/2009 29/1948* 70/1925 0.11 3.08/1949 4 2
CT STARTS 0604 CST    SUNRISE 0628 CST    SUNSET 1824 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 14 73 53 63 84/1978* 49/2009* 27/1993 71/2024 0.11 3.84/2007 4 2
CT STARTS 0603 CST    SUNRISE 0626 CST    SUNSET 1824 CST    CT ENDS 1848 CST
 15 73 53 63 89/2008 51/1937 30/1906 71/1945 0.12 2.00/1974 4 2
CT STARTS 0601 CST    SUNRISE 0625 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 16 73 53 63 89/1945 50/2005* 32/1962 72/1945 0.12 1.95/1944 4 2
CT STARTS 0600 CST    SUNRISE 0624 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 17 73 54 64 88/1918 51/1960 25/1906 71/1945 0.11 4.21/1957 4 2
CT STARTS 0559 CST    SUNRISE 0623 CST    SUNSET 1826 CST    CT ENDS 1850 CST
 18 74 54 64 85/2018* 53/1958 33/1960 71/1945 0.12 2.15/1905 4 2
CT STARTS 0558 CST    SUNRISE 0622 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 19 74 54 64 87/2018 42/1923 29/1923 72/1982 0.12 4.23/1979 4 2
CT STARTS 0557 CST    SUNRISE 0620 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 20 74 54 64 85/2017 51/1965 28/1965* 72/1982* 0.12 4.22/2012 3 2
CT STARTS 0555 CST    SUNRISE 0619 CST    SUNSET 1828 CST    CT ENDS 1852 CST
 21 74 54 64 86/1932* 51/1970 30/1996 71/1921 0.12 6.11/2015 3 2
CT STARTS 0554 CST    SUNRISE 0618 CST    SUNSET 1828 CST    CT ENDS 1852 CST
 22 75 54 65 90/1910 46/1989 32/1968* 69/1935* 0.13 3.93/1929 3 3
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0617 CST    SUNSET 1829 CST    CT ENDS 1853 CST
 23 75 55 65 87/1910* 59/1983* 32/1968 70/2020 0.12 3.98/1973 3 3
CT STARTS 0552 CST    SUNRISE 0616 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 24 75 55 65 86/1916 55/1912 34/1952 70/2023 0.12 1.42/1974 3 3
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0614 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 25 75 55 65 89/1917 50/1974 36/2006* 69/1935* 0.13 2.79/2017 3 3
CT STARTS 0549 CST    SUNRISE 0613 CST    SUNSET 1831 CST    CT ENDS 1855 CST
 26 75 55 65 86/1928* 43/1955 32/1955 71/1995 0.13 4.08/1934 3 3
CT STARTS 0548 CST    SUNRISE 0612 CST    SUNSET 1832 CST    CT ENDS 1855 CST
 27 76 55 65 85/2020* 49/1955* 30/1955 71/2018* 0.12 4.45/1914 3 3
CT STARTS 0547 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1832 CST    CT ENDS 1856 CST
 28 76 56 66 85/1944 56/1937* 30/1906 71/1991* 0.13 2.25/1992 2 3
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0610 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
 29 76 56 66 87/1974* 51/1937 35/1955* 72/1939 0.13 4.71/2017 2 3
CT STARTS 0544 CST    SUNRISE 0608 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
 30 76 56 66 95/1946 50/1937 35/1987 73/1938 0.12 3.28/1918 2 3
CT STARTS 0543 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1834 CST    CT ENDS 1858 CST
 31 76 56 66 87/2025 52/1931 29/1987 73/1938 0.13 2.87/1921 2 3
CT STARTS 0542 CST    SUNRISE 0606 CST    SUNSET 1835 CST    CT ENDS 1859 CST
 MON 73.2 53.4 63.3         3.63   125 72

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 1 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  8 5 2 1

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1901-2025) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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